Apparatus for forming ornamental trimmings



B. L. SCOTT 2,283,017'

May 12, 1942.

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APPARATUS FOR FORMING ORNAMENTAL TRIMMINGS Filed June 20; 1940 3Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented May 12, 1942 APPARATUS FOR FORMING ORNAMENTALTRIMMINGS Bessie L. Scott, Altus, kla., assignor of one-half to Leona V.Curtis, Amarillo, Tex.

Application June 1940, Serial No. 341,553

3 Claims. (01. 112-9) This invention relates to an apparatus for formingornamental fabric trimmings and the like and aims to provide a device onwhich thread or yarn may be readily wound and held to form rows of loopsand to hold the loops thus formed while portions between the loops arestitched, said device including means for cutting certain or all of therows of loops thus formed to provide tufted ornamental fringes ortrimmings.

More particularly, it is an aim of the invention to provide an apparatusof simple construction capable of being economically manufactured andsold including a plurality of parts adapted for use interchangeably withone another and in various groups to form fabric trimmings or fringesfrom thread or yarn in various designs and figurations.

Still a further aim of the invention is to provide a cutting memberforming a part of the apparatus and having means to be passed throughview taken substantially along the plane of the a row of the looped yarnfor guiding a cutting element for'cutting corresponding portions of eachof the loops of the row to form uniform tufts.

' Still another aim of the invention is to provide a winding implementthrough which the yarn or thread is passed and by means of which theyarn or thread is wound on the resilient strips forming a supportingframe, said implement having means for tensioning the thread or yarnpassing therethrough to insure uniformity in the winding. o

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter becomemore fully apparent from the following description of the drawings,which illustrate a preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein;

Figure 1 is a side elevational View of one of the implements of theapparatus, showing a sheath applied thereto for enclosing a cuttingblade thereof,

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, but with the sheath removed,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view looking toward theopposite side of the element, as shown in Figures 1 and 2,

Figure 4 is a longitudinal, horizontal sectional view takensubstantially along the plane of the line 44 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a side elevational view, of another implement forming a partof the apparatus,

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the same,

Figure '7 is a plan View of the yarn or thread winder,

Figure 8 is a longitudinal, central sectional view of the same,

line ll--II of Figure 9,

Figure 12 is a similar view taken substantially along the plane of theline l2-l2 of Figure 10,

Figures 13 and 14 are views similar to Figures 9 andlO of otherimplements of the apparatus,

Figure 15 is a side elevational View showing certain of the parts in usefor forming an ornamental fringe or trimming from thread or yarn, whichis shown partly applied thereto, 7

Figure 16 is a side elevational view showing another of the elements ofthe apparatus with a partially completed ornamental trimming or fringedisposed thereon,

- Figure 1'7 is a side elevational view of the cutting device with itssheath applied,

Figure l8 is a similar view with the sheath removed,

Figure 19 is a side elevational View showing one end of the oppositeside of the cutting implement, and

Figure 20 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantiallyalong the plane of the line 2020 of Figure 18.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like referencecharacters designate like or corresponding parts throughout thedifferent views, the reference characters 2|, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26designate frame members adapted to be used in groups of two, or more toform frames on which are adapted to be wound thread or yarn, as"illustrated in Figures 15 and 16-, to form ornamental fringes andtrimmings and the like.

The frame member 2| includes a strip 2! of relatively thin resilientmaterial, such as metal, Celluloid, Wood and the like. The strip 2! isprovided with a tapered forward end 28. A strip 29 is connected to oneside of the opposite end of the strip 21, as by means of soldering orwelding at 30. The forward end 3| of the strip 29, as best seen inFigure 3, is tapered to a point, and is beveled on its outer side toform a smooth connection with the strip 21, so that yarn or thread, whenwound thereon, will not snag on the connected portion. The strip 29,adjacent its rear end, is enlarged to provide an edge 32 which projectsupwardly from the strip 2'. at an oblique angle to its upper,longitudinal edge. A rivet 33 connects the strips 21 and 29, adjacentthe forward end 3! of the strip 29 for spacing the intermediate portionof the strip 29 from the contiguousportion of the strip 21, as best seenin Figure 4. A blade 34, which is provided with a longitudinal cuttingedge 35, is provided with a notch 36 in one end thereof for engaging therivet 33 for positioning one end of the blade 34 between the strips 2!and 29, as best seen in Figures 2 to 4. The blade 34 is provided with anotch 31 in its back edge and adjacent its opposite end, and with aninwardly projecting slit which communicates with the inner end of thenotch 31, said notch 31 and slit 38 being adapted to engage the obliqueedge 32, in the manner as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, to combinewith the notch 36 to detachably mount the blade 34 on the frame member2|. The blade 34 as thus mounted, is disposed with its cutting edge 35projecting outwardly from the oblique edge 32 and upwardly andrearwardly from the upper longi tudinal edge of the strip 21. The blade34 is preferably very thin and relatively resilient and may be formedfrom a razor blade, or from steel of substantially the same thickness asa conventional safety razor blade.

A sheath 39, formed of leather or other flexible material is provided toenclose the blade 34 and the adjacent portions of the strips 21 and 29.The sheath 39 is provided with a fiap 46 closed by means of snapfastenings 4| and which is adapted to be readily opened for removing thesheath 39 when the blade 34 is to be used for cutting, as willhereinafter be described.

The frame 22, illustrated in Figures and 6, comprises a strip 42, formedof a material corresponding to the strip 21. The strip 42 is providedwith a forward tapered end 43. The opposite, rear end of the strip 42 isfolded upon itself a plurality of times and disposed at an oblique angleto the plane of the frame 22 to form a stop 44. Adjacent each of itsends, the strip 42 is provided with a pair of spaced apertures 45.

The frame 23, as illustrated in Figures 9 and 11, is also formed from astrip 46, of a material corresponding to that of which the strip 21 isformed. The strip 46 is provided with a tapered end 41 corresponding tothe end 28, while the opposite end of the strip 46 is looped and turnedback upon itself, as best illustrated in Figure 11, to form a stop 46.The frame 23 is also provided with pairs of apertures 45, which arearranged in the same manner as the corresponding apertures of the frame22.

The frame 24, illustrated in Figures and 12, is formed from a strip 49of corresponding material and yieldability to the strips, heretoforedescribed. The strip 49 is provided with a tapered forward end 50. Theopposite, rear end of the strip 49 is turned back to form a yieldableclip 5| having a free end 52 which projects outwardly from one side ofthe strip 49 and at an oblique angle thereto to form a stop whichextends toward the tapered end The frame 25, illustrated in Figure 13,is formed from a strip or plate 53, which may be of the same material asthe strip 21, and which is substantially wider than the strips of any ofthe frames heretofore described. The strip or plate 53 is provided witha beveled forward end 54, at its opposite end, and adjacent one of itslongitudinal edges, the plate 53 is provided with a clip 5|,corresponding to the clip 5| of the frame 24, except that it is reducedin length.

The frame 26, illustrated in Figure 14, is formed from a strip 55, ofthe same material as the strip 21, and which is substantially narrowerthan the strips of any of the frames heretofore described. The strip 55is provided with a tapered forward end 56 corresponding to the ends 4'!and 56, and at its opposite end, the strip 55 is provided with a clip 5|corresponding to the clip of the frame 24, except that it is shorter andnarrower. Adjacent its ends, the strip 55 is provided with pairs ofopenings 51 which may correspond to the openings 45 or which mayinclude, in each pair, a circular opening and an oblong opening, asillustrated adjacent the end 56.

A winding implement, designated generally 58, as illustrated in Figures'7 and 8, comprises an elongated tube 59 having an annular rib 66adjacent one end thereof, which forms a shank portion 6| therebeyond. Acap 62 is fixedly or detachably mounted on the shank portion 6| and isprovided with an aperture 63 in its outer end, which alines with thebore of the tube 59. The tube 59 and the cap 62 may be formed of anysuitable. material which is rigid, as for example wood, bone or glass. Anipple 64, which is preferably formed of a resilient material, such asrubber, is mounted over the cap 62 and held thereon by frictionalengagement therewith and withtherib 66. The nipple 64 is provided withan aperture 65 in its outer end which registers with the aperture 63.

To form ornamental trimmings or fringes, not shown, from a strand ofthread or yarn, shown at 66 in Figure 15, a group of any two or more ofthe frames 2! to 26 inclusive, are arranged in spaced apart relationshipto each other in the manner as frames 2| and 22 are positionedrelatively to each other in Figure 15. The strand of thread 66 is thenpassed through the winding implement 58 from its capped end 62 towardits opposite end. The strand 66 is then wound onto the strips, of theframes being used, which in this case would be strips 21 and 42 offrames 2| and 22. The implement 58 is employed to wind the thread 66,which is wound so as to form loops on the strips of the twoframes 2| and22 by alternately looping the thread around said frames and bycrisscrossing the thread at 61 in the space between the adjacent edgesof the frames. After the winding, as illustrated in Figure 15, has beencompleted, the crisscrossed portion 61 is stitched in any suitablemanner, as on a sewing machine, not shown, to thereby form two rows ofloops. When one of the frames being employed, as in illustration ofFigure 15, is the frame 2|, the sheath 39 is applied over the blade 34during the winding operation to form a stop to limit the movement of thethread 66 toward the blade 34 to hold the thread out of engagement withthe blade. After the twisted portion 61 has been stitched, the sheath 39is removed and the frame 2| is then moved forwardly through the row ofloops which has been formed by its strip 21 to cause the cutting edge 35to successively engage and out the outer portion of each of the loopsand thereby form a tuft. The stop 44 forms an abutment to prevent theloops of the other row from slipping off of the rear end of the frame22, and this stop as well as the stop 48 and clips 5| may in addition beemployed to hold the free end of the thread 66 during the windingoperation. The aperture 65 in the nipple 64 is adapted to frictionallyengage the thread 66 being drawn therethrough to tension the thread asit is wound onto the frames to insure uniformity in the loops be groupedin the same manner as the frames 2| and 22 are grouped in Figure 15, toform two or or more rows of loops from a length of thread or yarn andsuch rows of loops may be of the same or different widths, as where theframes 25 and 26 are employed, to form fabrics of various designs.

Where it is desired to form a curved. trimming or fringe having a loopedrow and a tufted row, the frames 2| and 22 may be employed, for example,and a cord 68 may be laced through the pairs of apertures 45, in themanner as illustrated in Figure 16. After the winding has been completedthe portion 6'! is stitched, and the loops formed by th frame 2| cut, inthe manner as heretofore described to form a row of tufts, the remainingrow of loops may be removed with the cord 68 from the frame 22 afterwhich the cord 68 may be drawn up to draw up the row of loops throughwhich it is extending .to form'a fringe or trimming having a curvedconfiguration.

When desired, the fringe or trimming thus formed may be furtherornamented by means of a tape 69, as illustrated in Figure 16, which isvdisposed in the crisscrossed portion 61. A cutting implement, designatedgenerally 10, and illustrated in Figures 17 to 20, inclusive, includesthe strips 21' and 29 which correspond substantially to the strips 2'1and 29 of the frame 2| and which are connected in the same manner. Thecutting implement 16 also includes the blade 34' corresponding to theblade 34 which is enclosed in a sheath 39' similar to the sheath 39. Theblade 34' is mounted in the same manner in the implement 10, as theblade 34 is mounted in the frame 2|. The strips 2'|'- and 29 aremodified to the extent that they are substantially narrower than thestrips 27 and 3| and are extended slightly at their rear ends to providethe portions provided with the spaced openings 12. A handle 13 comprisesan elongated, substantially rigid loop having a shank 74 which projectsfrom one end thereof. The shank 14 is curved and is provided adjacentits free end with spaced apertures to aline with the opening '12 forreceiving nut and bolt fastenings 15 for detachably connecting thehandle "I3 to the portions H and for positioning the under side of thehandle above and substantially parallel to the cutting edge 35' of theblade 34'. The sheath 39 is provided with an opening 16 through whichthe shank I4 is adapted to project, as best illustrated in Figure 17.

The cutting implement H3 is especially adapted for use wher it isdesired to out two or more rows of loops formed by two or more of thegroup of frames 2| to 26, inclusive. The cutting implement 10 is alsoused for cutting a row or rows of loops wound on a group of frames notincluding the frame 2|. The strip 21' is adapted to be as narrow as, orslightly narrower than, the strip of the narrowest frame, as for examplethe strip 55, so that the strip portion 61 may be inserted into a rowof'loops formed by any one of the frames, and while held by the handle13,, moved relatively to the'row of loops for causing the blade 34' tosever corresponding portions of each of the loops, of the row. Theimplement 10is also adapted to be used as a frame in the same manner asthe frame 2|, with its sheath 39' applied and with the handle eitherapplied or detached, as desired.

Various modifications and changes in the construction and arrangement ofthe elements form irig the apparatus are contemplated and may obviouslybe resorted to, as only a preferred embodiment of the invention has beendisclosed;

I claim as my invention:

1. An apparatus for forming ornamental fringes or the like, including anelongated, relatively thin loop forming strip of resilient material, asecond strip secured at its ends to spaced portions of said first stripand disposed adjacent one end thereof, means for spacing said stripsintermediate of the ends of said 'last mentioned strip, said lastmentioned strip having an enlarged portion forming an outwardlyprojecting edge disposed at an obliqueangle to the edges of said firstmentioned strip, and a blade provided with a cutting edge, saidbladehaving a notch at one end for detachably engaging said spacing means,and said blade being provided with a notch in its back edge and adjacentits opposite end for engaging the oblique edge of said last mentionedstrip for positioning the cutting edge beyond said oblique edge andsubstantially parallel thereto. r 2. A device as in claim 1, comprisinga sheath 3; ilexible material for enclosing said cutting 3. A device asin claim 1, comprising a handle,

a curved shank projecting from one end of said handle, the free end ofsaid shank being detachably secured to complementary ends of said stripsfor positioning the handle above and substantially parallel to thecutting edge of said blade.

BESSIE. L. SCOTT,

